India have introduced their squad for the five-match T20I sequence in opposition to Sri Lanka, beginning December 21. The five-match sequence kickstarts each groups’ preparations for the 2026 ICC Ladies’s T20 World Cup.
The upcoming sequence marks the primary project for Harmanpreet Kaur-led India since their ICC Ladies’s ODI World Cup 2025 victory final month.
Following their historic victory, the Indian crew now shifts its focus to the ICC Ladies’s T20 World Cup, set to be held in England subsequent 12 months.
The core group that lifted the ODI World Cup 2025 trophy in Navi Mumbai final month continues to characteristic within the T20I squad. Lead India pacer Renuka Thakur, who missed the earlier T20I sequence in opposition to England as a result of harm, returns to the lineup after a profitable ODI World Cup marketing campaign.
G Kamalini, Vaishnavi Sharma Earn Maiden Callup
The Indian squad for the Sri Lanka sequence additionally sees the inclusion of Younger wicketkeeper-batter G Kamalini and 19-year-old left-arm spinner Vaishnavi Sharma, who’ve earned their maiden call-up.
Vaishnavi was the main wicket-taker at this 12 months’s ICC Beneath-19 Ladies’s ODI World Cup, claiming 17 wickets with India securing their second consecutive title.
However, G. Kamalini was the event’s third-highest run-scorer with 143 runs, together with an unbeaten 56. She has been named because the backup wicketkeeper to Richa Ghosh.
India’s final T20I project got here throughout their tour of England in early July, the place the guests clinched the sequence 3-2.
India’s Squad For Sri Lanka T20Is
Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Smriti Mandhana (VC), Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Harleen Deol, Amanjot Kaur, Arundhati Reddy, Kranti Gaud, Renuka Singh Thakur, Richa Ghosh (WK), G Kamalini (WK), Sree Charani, Vaishnavi Sharma.